����� in business Jackie Rigante succeeds with lia sophia ackie Rigante was a stay at home mother who was looking for something to do to help her family’s finances. Just over four years ago, she stumbled on a tremendous opportunity that would allow her the flexibility she was looking for while contributing to her family’s income. She attended a lia sophia jewelry party at a friend’s house and loved the jewelry. “I decided to host my own party and ended up with over $800 in FREE jewelry,” Jackie said. She realized this company had a lot to offer and made great Jacqueline Rigante business sense. She quickly turned her new job into and exciting career and continues to watch it grow with over 115 women in her division. Jackie is a Division Manager for the company and was named to the company’s 201011 advisory board. As part of the advisory board, Jackie will help support the VP of merchandising, helping to create the next catalogs, and will have a piece of jewelry named after her. “This has been a tremendous opportunity for me, and I am so excited to be a part of the process from the beginning,” Jackie said of her new position. Jackie was ranked as the #1 manager in the country of approximately 30,000 women and is #4 in personal sales. “We’re so pleased to applaud Jacqueline Rigante’s personal achievements in sales,” said lia sophia Executive Vice President Peter MacBride. “This attests to the dedication, hard work and passion that goes into successfully forming your own business.” “The business,” Jackie adds, “changes women’s lives.” She adds, “The jewelry is affordable, fun, and always on the cutting edge of fashion. Many celebrities are wearing our jewelry both on and off the red carpet and in magazines. You can see all of them at www. liasophia.com. Oprah, Courtney Cox, Eva Longoria, and many more are wearing pieces from our signature lines. We always have specials and savings for our customers and tons of free jewelry for our hostesses. It’s a win-win situation for everyone.” If you are interested in the business opportunity or want to host a show and receive free jewelry, contact Jackie Rigante at (201) 652-0649 or at Drigante@aol.com. October 13, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 15 J do better inschool. A Help your child t Huntington Learning Center, we have a mission: to give every child the best education possible; each day we arrive at our center with the goal of fulfilling that mission and we have come to realize that Heather Ottogalli (left), Stacey we truly make a difference. 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